Coal Heritage Trail

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West Virginia’s Bramwell (Town of Millionaires)

Posted by in Virginia Tourism on May 9th, 2009 | 1 comment

www.createspace.com - Buy Now Bramwell, West Virginia was a residential paradise, wealthy coal barons could live in luxury. They could enjoy a fabulous social life among their wealthy neighbors, There were plenty of merchants, ministers, doctors, attorneys and others that supported their lifestyle. In the late 1800s, Bramwell had electric street lights, a weekly newspaper, a water company, and even telephone service. Narration Dan Mccoig Photography Janet Original Music Nick Buy The Book ...

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Rocket Boys October Sky Festival – DanTraveling Travel Coalwood, West Virginia

Posted by in Virginia Tourism on May 7th, 2009 | 3 comments

www.createspace.com - Buy Now Pocahontas Virginia Documentary October Sky Festival This weekend More Details Here www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com Listen to Homer Describe his latest Novel Red Helmet -filmed by Steve Date. www.homerhickam.com Put a New Yorker in the coal mines of West Virginia! I know it is on our list of must read. We visited the annual October Sky Festival or the Rocket Boys Reunion as it is know up there in Coalwood West Virginia. For those that aren't familiar with this ...

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Virginia’s First Coal Town

Posted by in Virginia Tourism on May 3rd, 2009 | 7 comments

www.createspace.com - Buy Now Between Two Hills, the Story of Pocahontas, Virginia. Also a special thanks goes out to The Mayhem String band, YouTube's own Jeff Williams, and Nashville songwriter Betsy Ulmer for allowing us to use their music for this project. This town was Virginia's first coal boom town. There are very few Americans who have not been touched by the far reaching influence of the Pocahontas Fuel Company. The coal extracted by Pocahontas Fuel served nearly 1/2 of the country ...

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